Transmountain Early College High School

Overview

Student Enrollment

431

Best High School in Texas

#118

Rating

9 out of 10

Grades

9 to 12th grade

School District

EL PASO ISD

Type

Public

Phone

(915)887-6805

Location

9570 GATEWAY N BLVD ECEL PASO, TX 79925

Charter School

No

Transmountain Early College High School has an academic rating significantly above the average for Texas high schools based on its high test performance and low AP course participation. It is ranked 118th in the best public high schools in Texas.

Data Citation: Unless otherwise noted, all information on this page is retrieved or calculated from data reported to the the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data and Civil Rights Data Collection for the 2014/2015 school year.

Racial Demographics

The Transmountain Early College High School student body is mostly Hispanic with a smaller White population and has very low racial diversity.

Race

Percent

Students

White

11.6%

50

Black

3.2%

14

Hispanic

82.1%

354

Asian Pacific

2.3%

10

Native American Indian

0%

0

Hawaiian Pacific Inlander

0%

0

Two or more races

0.7%

3

Family Income

vs. other Texas high schools

Lower 39.7%

48% percent of the school's students are eligible for free lunch under the National School Lunch Program compared to the Texas high school median of 41.7%. By this measure, TRANSMOUNTAIN EARLY COLLEGE H S students are largely lower-middle income and rank 717th in Texas for high school student family income.

Enrollment by Grade

Grade

Students

Freshman

151

Sophomore

100

Junior

95

Senior

85

Total

431

Completions

State Standardized Test Performance

Proficient Students

96%

Rank in Texas

7th

Rating

10 out of 10

Students at Transmountain Early College High School scored an average 96% of students proficient for math and reading as tested by the Texas Education Agency. Performance is significantly above the
state high school median of 73% proficiency and places the school's test performance in the top 1.4% of Texas high schools.

Test Proficiency By Gender

Gender

Math Proficient

Reading Proficient

Girls

90% or more*

95% or more*

Boys

80% or more*

95% or more*

State Test Proficiency by Subgroup

Subgroup

Math Proficient

Reading Proficient

American Indian

-

-

Asian & Pacific Islander

-

50% or more*

Black

suppressed*

50% or more*

Hispanic

90% or more*

95% or more*

Multiracial

-

suppressed*

White

50% or more*

90% or more*

With Disabilites

-

suppressed*

Limited English

suppressed*

suppressed*

*Indicates statistic has been anonymized to protect student privacy.

College Admission Test Scoring

Average SAT Score

959

The average SAT score for Transmountain Early College High School students in 2015 was 959.

College Admission Test Participation

Upperclassmen taking ACT or SAT

46%

Rank in Texas

320th

Rating

6 out of 10

83 out of 180 junior and senior of students took either the ACT or SAT test (46%). College admission testing participation is somewhat above the Texas median rate of 37% and in the top 34% for participation.

AP Course and Test Performance

AP Class Enrollment Rate

11%

AP Pass Rank in Texas

-9th

AP Pass Rate Rating

-

Transmountain Early College High School offers 1 AP courses. 11 percent of grade nine through twelve students are enrolled in at least one AP class. The AP participation rate is in the 29% percentile and well below the median AP enrollment rate for all Texas schools of 17%.
Transmountain Early College High School had -8 taking AP exams with a -4 passing at least one exam. The AP pass rate is in the -900% percentile and the Texas state median of -9 percent.

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